New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ New England Jazz Ensemble) Grammy-nominated vocalist and pianist
Karrin Allyson has received rapturous, career-defining coverage from some of the top journalists in
America for her understated new album 'Round Midnight. In his lengthy Associated Press CD review, Charles Gans praised the music as "darkly beautiful and melancholic," and added, "Allyson is a consummate jazz singer whose harmonic feel and storytelling skills enable her to evoke the heartache and pathos of both older and more contemporary songs." In USA TODAY, critic Elysa Gardner selected the track 'Chasing Rainbows' as her 'Pick of the Week', calling it no less than "a revelation, with a shivery pathos that's haunting and alluring." A previous USA TODAY 'Round Midnight write-up by Gardner praised Allyson's "exquisite voice and elegant delivery."
With this new album, her thirteenth on Concord Jazz, Allyson has not only been embraced by her core jazz audience (evidenced by a No 23 to No 5 jump on the JazzWeek charts,) but has also extended her appeal to mainstream, Broadway/Theater press, syndicated radio, web-based editorial outlets, regional television and much more. From Sirius/XM airplay via radio legend Jonathan Schwartz to NPR Piano Jazz and WNYC updates, from WBAI in-studio interviews to ALLMUSIC, All About Jazz and Theatermania reviews, from THE CW Network/WGN-TV appearances to Boston Globe 'Pick of the Day' concert previews and much more, Allyson has seen a wave of favorable coverage greet her elegant, dreamy new collection - a sampling follows below.
ASSOCIATED PRESS - CD REVIEW
By Charles Gans, May 9, 2011
https://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MUSIC_REVIEW_KARRIN_ALLYSON_GMUS-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
USA TODAY 'PICK OF THE WEEK'
By Elysa Gardner, May 16, 2011
https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2011-05-16-playlist-karrin-allyson_n.htm
PICK OF THE WEEK - I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
Singers from Sinatra to Alice Cooper have covered this lament. But Allyson's version - from her new 'Round Midnight- is a revelation, with a shivery pathos that's haunting and alluring.
NPR PIANO JAZZ - Update
By Grant Jackson, May 6, 2011 Listen or read via:
https://www.npr.org/2011/05/06/136055280/karrin-allyson-on-piano-jazz
THE CW NETWORK/WGN-TV performance
May 9, 2011
https://www.wgntv.com/news/middaynews/wgntv-music-lounge-karrin-allyson-round-midnight,0,5967703.story
ALL MUSIC- CD Review By Matt Collar, 5/1/11
https://www.allmusic.com/album/round-midnight-r2113844/review
ALL ABOUT JAZZ - CD review
By C. Michael Bailey, May 15, 2011
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=39431
JAZZ POLICE - CD review
By Andrea Canter, May 1, 2011 Read the rave review, here:
https://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/9586/79/
SOMETHINGELSEREVIEWS/
ALL ABOUT JAZZ - Sneak Peek Track By Nick DeRiso, May 11, 2011
https://somethingelsereviews.com/2011/05/11/half-notes-karrin-allyson-"april-come-she-will"-2011/
WILDYSWORLD - 4-star CD review
5/1/11 BY WILDY HASKELL
https://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2011/05/karrin-allyson-round-midnight.html
THEATERMANIA
By Andy Propst, 4/29/2011
https://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm?int_news_id=36602&int_city_id=1&intPage=3#content
NEXT MAGAZINE - Cd review
By David Hurst, 5/2011 issue
https://www.nextmagazine.com/cd-reviews/karrin-allyson-sutton-foster-lynda-carter
OTHER NOTABLE RECENT PRESS:
BOSTON GLOBE - 'PICK OF THE DAY'
https://www.boston.com/ae/events/articles/2011/05/20/boston_area_things_to_do_list/
KANSAS CITY STAR - Concert review:
https://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/08/2858645/review-karrin-allyson-and-friends.html
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE REVIEW - interview feature
https://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/music/s_733199.html
THE RECORD-JOURNAL, CT - CD review: https://jpsmusicblog.blogspot.com/
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE - Preview & review:
https://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11114/1140999-388.stm
https://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_735048.html
PITT NEWS - CD Review:
https://pittnews.com/newsstory/jazz-singers-crooning-charming/
STRAIGHT NO CHASER JAZZ - Interview
https://straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com/podcast-218-a-conversation-with-karrin-allyson
EXAMINER.COM syndicate - five-star review:
https://www.examiner.com/stage-and-screen-in-pittsburgh/karrin-allyson-pittsburgh-prepare-for-a-scorching-night-and-all-that-jazz-review
OUTSMART MAGAZINE: https://outsmartmagazine.com/2011/05/karrin-allyson-'round-midnight/
USA TODAY: Listen Up Music Pick
By Elysa Gardner, 4/12/11
'April Come She Will'
"Simon's old ballad fits Allyson's exquisite voice and elegant delivery like a silk glove on the latter's 'Round Midnight."
https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2011-04-11-listenup12_TV_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
BLOGCRITICS: CD Review
By Jack Goodstein, 4/11/11
https://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-karrin-allyson-round-midnight/
Also ran via SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER and numerous other outlets:
https://www.rivetingriffs.com/Karrin%20Allyson%202011.html
Here is a terrific CD review from the April/May review of JAM Magazine -
https://karrin.com/reviews/041011rm-jam.html
In 'Round Midnight, Allyson is joined by her long time partner, guitarist Rod Fleeman, with Bob Sheppard on woodwinds, harmonicist Randy Weinstein, bassist Ed Howard, whose previous associations include balladeer Shirley Horn, and drummer Matt Wilson.
'Round Midnight Track Listing:
1. Turn Out the Stars (Bill Evans-Gene Less)
2. April Come She Will (Paul Simon)
3. Goodbye (Gordon Jenkins)
4. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Harry Carroll-Joseph McCarthy)
5. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (Fran Landesman-Tommy Wolf)
6. Smile (Charlie Chaplin)
7. Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington-Irving Mills-Mitchell Parish)
8. There's No Such Thing As Love (Ian Fraser-Anthony Newley)
9. The Shadow of Your Smile (Johnny Mandel-Paul Francis Webster)
10. Send In the Clowns (Stephen Sondheim)
11. 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk-Cootie Williams-Bernard Hanighen)
The album was recorded at Sear Sound in NYC, and was produced by Karrin Allyson and Nick Phillips. The CD is available for via Amazon.com and other outlets. For more press information, Liner Notes, Bio, etc, journalists may visit the Concord Jazz Online Media Kit for 'Round Midnight: https://mediakits.concordmusicgroup.com/32662/
Karrin Allyson 2011 Tour Dates:
5/27-28 Spoleto Jazz Festival Charleston, SC
5/31-6/4 Birdland New York, NY
6/11-12 Yoshi's San Francisco, CA
6/16-19 Blue's Alley Washington, DC
6/30-7/2 Interplay Jazz Camp Woodstock, VT
7/9 Omaha Jazz Fest Omaha, NE
7/13-14 Dazzle Denver, CO
7/15 Centralia Jazz Fest Centralia, WA
7/27 Watermelon Wednesdays Whatley, MA
Visit https://www.karrin.com/tourdates.html for updated tour schedule.
